incurvate

Other forms: incurvated; incurvating

Definitions of incurvate
  1. verb
    bend inwards
    “The body incurvates a little at the back”
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    type of:
    bend, flex
    form a curve
  2. verb
    cause to curve inward
    “gravity incurvates the rays”
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    type of:
    bend, deform, flex, turn, twist
    cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
  3. adjective
    bent into or having an inward curve
    synonyms: incurved
    curved, curving
    having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
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